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I am Beyond Good and Evil: Gregory Hale Murders, Dismembers, Eats Body of Mother of Six
Gregory Scott Hale had an obsession with serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka The Night Stalker. A lot of people had an obsession with him after his 1989 arrest. Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles for nearly one year, crawling intothe homes of unsuspecting victims who had left their windows open at night. He raped the female in the house before murdering everyone inside, then ransacking the home for valuables.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance & Murder of Candice Shields
On December 10, 2011, 20-year-old Candice Shields visited loved ones at her grandparent’s home in Graham, Texas. The next morning, she was nowhere to be found, yet her purse and other personal belongings were in the house. She never showed up at the new job she was supposed to start that day. She left behind her 1-year-old son, extremely uncharacteristic of the pregnant woman. Her family reported her missing on December 15, 2011.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Christian Gomez Decapitates Mom's Head
Christian Gomez was a happy child but things changed when he turned 18 years old. He began to isolate himself from friends, spent hours outside the house talking to God and stars, refused to shower under the belief that his mom watched him shower, became angry and could not hold a job.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
James Saltmarshall Wrongly Accused of Gruesome Crimes Against Infant Daughter
James Saltmarshall sat inside a jail cell the day his 8-month-old infant daughter, Janiyah, was laid to rest. Accused of killing his daughter, James did not get the chance to say goodbye. Two months later, an autopsy revealed what James had said all along: he was innocent.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Shana Grice Murdered by Stalker After Police Fine Her for "Wasting Their Time" by Reporting His Crimes
Michael Lane stalked his ex-girlfriend, Shana Grice, for six months before he murdered her. Grice reported him to the police on five occasions, though became reluctant to make a report after they fined her £90 for “wasting police time” on at least one occasion.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
4-Year-old Tortured, Abused Until He Died; Parents Charged
Immediately after birth, Judah went into foster care. Fortunately, he made it to the home of a loving foster family who one day hoped to adopt the boy and become his legal mother. The Indiana Department of Children’s Services assured her this would happen one day.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
State uses Wrong Medication in Execution of Charles Warner
In 2015, a major slip-up caused a major malfunction during the execution of Charles Frederick Warner, an evil man who, eight years earlier, sexually assaulted and murdered his then-girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter. The State of Oklahoma inadvertently purchased vials of potassium acetate instead of potassium chloride, the medication called for in the lethal injection protocol.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Grannies Gone Wild
Elderly women appeal to us as charismatic, grandma-types who spend their time knitting and baking cookies for all the neighborhood kids. Most fit the stereotypical description but other elderly women in their 60s, 70s, and beyond sometimes fit into a criminal profile. They’re not baking cookies or knitting, but instead sitting in prison cells after committing horrendous acts ranging from bank robbery to rape to murder.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Mother Partied for a Week While Infant Son She "Didn't Want" Starved to Death
Summary: Viktoria Kuznetsova did not want baby Egor because he kept her awake at night and stopped her from partying. She gave him to an orphanage but he was returned to her six months later. When Egor was 9-months-old, Viktoria went out with friends for a week, leaving him home to die from starvation. She returned home briefly to feed the dog but did not check on Egor. She’ll spend six years in prison for the starvation murder of her son.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
